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Atrophoderma Vermiculata – Case Report

Atrophoderma vermiculata is a rare genodermatosis probably inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern, characterized by follicular inflammation and atrophy. Together with keratosis pilaris atrophicans facies and keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans it belongs to a group of closely related conditions, characterized by keratosis pilaris and atrophy of the skin. Clinical manifestations with reticular atrophy of the skin in a honeycomb appearance are characteristic. The course is generally slow, with progressive worsening. We report a clinical case of a 59 year-old woman who presented a symmetric reticular atrophy of the face, which appeared when she was 18 years old, with progressive worsening in the last 3 years. The lesions were located on the forehead and cheeks, without any clinical symptoms. The disease is considered rare, the true incidence is unknown.

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